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 Member of Detroit Board of Commerce (and has been a director); a Director of Economic Club of Detroit since its organization; member of Detroit Committee of Council of Foreign Relations; member of Corporations Gifts Committee and Director of Detroit Metropolitan Community Chest; Trustee Greater Detroit Hospital Fund; and has acted on several other civic enterprises. At present a sponsor of Detroit CAR Committee, and during war acted on several war-time committees, such as Defense Savings Committee and Victory Fund Committee.

Trustee of Harper Hospital and American Cancer Society; Treasurer of Field Army of American Cancer Society and member of Board of Directors of Michigan Cancer Foundation; Director Detroit Chapter of IMCA; director Detroit Chapter American Red Cross; director of Chrysler Corporation and Standard Accident Insurance Corporation; Trustee Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa; director Michigan Post American Ordnance Association; member Greater Detroit Hospital Fund Corporation Committee; Vice President of Detroit Clearing House Association.

Governmental service 1943-1945, Chairman Price Adjustment Board, Central Procurement District, Army Air Forces. Organized this operation for 13 states, with offices in Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, and Cincinnati. In 1943-44 at request of Secretary of War Stimson, went to Washington to be Chairman, War Department Price Adjustment Board, and Director, Renegotiation Division, Headquarters Staff Division, Army Service Forces, and Chairman, Joint Price Adjustment Board and later Chairman, War Adjustment Board, and Treasury Department; Maritime Commission, War Shipping Administration, and Reconstruction Finance Corporation. In 1945-1956 at request Under Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson and General Lucius D. Clay (US Army Commander in Europe), went abroad to serve as Deputy to Military Governor for Trade and Finance; Financial Advisor to US Military Governor of Germany; Director, Finance Division, (OMGUS) Office of Military Government, US-Berlin, Germany; Director, Financial Branch, (USFET) US Forces, European Theater-Frankfurt, Germany.

Sept. 18, 1946 received Medal for Merit, highest civilian war award, from Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson. Medal for Merit is awarded only by President of US for "Exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services in the war", and ranks with military Distinguished Service Medal; May 2, 1947 at request of Secretary of State George C. Marshall went to Vienna, as US Representative on Austrian Treaty Commission with personal rank of US Minister. There until September 1947; November-December 1947 attended meeting of Foreign Ministers in London, as Deputy to Secretary Marshall for Austrian affairs; June 1948 appointed as member of Financial Advisory Committee of European Cooperation Administration by Mr. Paul Hoffman, Chairman.